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Softonic Rating:
Not bad:6/10
License:
Free (GPL)
Added:
August 1, 2007
Updated:
August 14, 2008
Publisher:
Website
File size:
972 KB
Downloads:
2,243
James Thornton

“Small, fast open-source PDF viewer”

by James Thornton

One of the worst problems with Adobe's Acrobat reader is that it often takes about a week to load PDFs. OK, maybe not quite that long, but it is very slow.

SumatraPDF is one of several apps knocking around that are designed to simplify your PDF viewing - and it doesn't do a bad job either. Opening files in the program is virtually as quick as opening and closing your eyes and it doesn't take a genius to find your way around the interface.

Options are a little thin on the ground but SumatraPDF provides a very comfortable environment for reading PDFs and you can print documents without much hassle. Give me this over Acrobat any day for looking at eBooks.

Languages:

English

Recent changes in Sumatra PDF:

  • automatic reloading of changed PDFs (contributed by William Blum)
  • tex integration (contributed by William Blum)
  • updated icon for case-sensitivity selection in find (contributed by Sonke Tesch)
  • language change is now a separate dialog instead of a menu
  • remember more settings (like default view)
  • automatic checks for new versions
  • add command-line option -lang $lang
  • add command-line option -print-dialog (contributed by Peter Astrand)
  • ESC or single mouse click hides selection
  • fix showing boxes in table of contents tree
  • translation updates (contributed by many people)

OS requirements for Sumatra PDF:

  • OS: Win95/98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP
Pros
  • Opens PDFs very quickly
  • Print your eBooks
Cons
  • Few extra features
  • Doesn't facilitate PDF creation
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From the publisher of Sumatra PDF

Sumatra PDF is a slim, free, open-source PDF viewer for Windows. Why another PDF reader? Sumatra has a minimalistic design. Simplicity has a higher priority than a lot of features. It's small and starts up very fast.

Sumatra is designed for portable use: it's just one file with no external dependencies so you can easily run it from external USB drive.

Here's what Sumatra can do for you:

  • open PDF files via menu
  • open PDF files via drag & drop
  • set different zoom levels via menu

Sumatra PDF options

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Reviews for Sumatra PDF in other languages

Softonic Rating:Not bad
10/10

User Rating

4 ratings
Usability
  • Currently 9/10.
Stability
  • Currently 10/10.
Installation
  • Currently 10/10.
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